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Just been fired? Apply for unemployment benefits in Texas
If you are fired (aka discharged, terminated) from your job then one of your first acts in almost all cases should be to apply for unemployment benefits. Applying for unemployment benefits through the...
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Can my Texas employer fire me for doing what my manager told me to do?
Here’s a tricky situation: you follow a specific instruction from your manager or a company policy. Then your employer fires you. Can this happen for following orders? Unfortunately, in most cases the...
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Severance and Texas unemployment benefits: Can I take both? Fort Worth unpaid...
Dallas and Fort Worth employees often question the relationship between severance pay and unemployment benefits through the Texas Workforce Commission. Workers often think if they accept severance pay...
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Are EEOC complaints confidential in Texas? Dallas employment lawyer explains
Employees suffering employment discrimination often worry about the effects of reporting employment discrimination to the EEOC. This is especially true for employees who still work at the job where...
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Dallas employment lawyers with free consultations?
Dallas employment lawyers sometimes offer free consultations in their Dallas, Texas law firms. Most of the well-known employment attorneys in Dallas and Fort Worth do not offer free consultations. They...
View ArticleSuper lawyers, rising stars, best lawyers and other attorney advertising in...
Super Lawyers is a division of Thompson Reuters, a private mass media and information business. People searching for lawyers or attorneys almost certainly will see law firms advertising Super Lawyers...
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Dallas Employment Attorney’s 10 Signs You Should Not Take That Job
In a tough job market it’s always difficult to turn down a job but sometimes the company culture is so toxic or the boss is so insufferable that it’s more harmful to your health and career than the...
View ArticleCan I be fired for discussing politics at work?
Dallas and Fort Worth employees have good reason to worry about how the polarized political climate may affect their jobs. Certainly changes in employment laws could have a meaningful change to...
View ArticleExpunging, Sealing and Nondisclosure Orders for Minor and Juvenile Criminal...
Background checks are becoming an increasingly common part of the application process for major aspects of our lives including employment, housing, credit cards, college admissions and professional...
View ArticleAre non-compete agreements enforceable in Texas?
A non-compete agreement in Texas is enforceable if it meets all five requirements under Texas law: it is part of an otherwise enforceable agreement; there is valid consideration; reasonable in time;...
View ArticleCan I take FMLA leave and leave under the ADA at the same time?
Sometimes an employee has a medical condition or disability that qualifies for FMLA leave and leave under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a reasonable accommodation. The issue how to...
View ArticleDoes my employer have to collect interest on a pension overpayment?
You receive an envelope from your pension plan. As usual you think it’s either this month’s check or some notice you’ll scan and toss in the trash. You open it and it isn’t a check from your...
View ArticleWatch Out for These 8 Holiday Employment Law Issues
The holiday season brings plenty of good times and festivities. It also brings along a lot of potential problems for employers and their employees when employers fail to respect their employees’ time...
View ArticleTexas Open Carry Law and Your Employment in Texas
On January 1, 2016 the new open carry law goes into effect across Texas. You may have seen coverage of the open carry protests around Fort Worth, Dallas and other cities. Much of that coverage was over...
View ArticleIn Loco Parentis FMLA Leave — What is it?
In loco parentis sounds like it means “crazy parent”. It is a Latin phrase that means “standing in the place of a parent”. It’s a legal doctrine in FMLA leave regulations. For FMLA leave the in loco...
View Article7 Tips for Taking FMLA Leave
Most of my work with FMLA clients in Texas involves helping them after they have sought FMLA leave and the employer has already violated their FMLA rights. As much as they need urgent help from an...
View ArticleWhat is a volunteer under Texas employment law?
Most people understand volunteering means giving away free labor, often to a charity or other non-profit organization. However, sometimes Texas for-profit businesses seek “volunteers” as a way of...
View ArticleCan you get a beer on intermittent FMLA? Court says yes.
Intermittent FMLA has always been and probably always will be a contentious issue between employer and employee. Employers often have negative attitudes about intermittent FMLA leave centered largely...
View ArticleWhy is there a 10% early withdrawal penalty to cash out a 401k?
Before becoming an employment attorney I worked for one of the largest (maybe the largest) provider of 401k services. We provided various investment, customer service and recordkeeping services for...
View ArticleEmployees must engage interactive process in good faith for ADA failure to...
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and the Texas Labor Code require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with qualified disabilities. A reasonable accommodation allows a...
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